Who was alive in 720?

211 well-known people were alive in 720, including Li Bai, Du Fu, Abū Ḥanīfa. Here are the 80 most notable:

Li Bai (701–762) — Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)
Du Fu (712–770) — Tang dynasty Chinese poet (712–770)
Abū Ḥanīfa (699–767) — 8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist
Bede (672–735) — Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)
Gregory II (669–731) — 89th Pope of the Catholic Church (from 715 to 731)
Charles Martel (688–741) — Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
Gregory III (700–741) — 90th Pope of the Catholic Church
Adrian I (700–795) — Pope from 772 to 795
Pepin the Short (714–768) — King of the Franks from 751 to 768
Paul I (700–767) — pope (700-767)
John of Damascus (675–749) — Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
Stephen III (720–772) — pope
Zachary (679–752) — pope
Stephen II (714–757) — pope
Jaafar Al-Sadiq (702–765) — Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
Malik ibn Anas (711–795) — Arab Islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist (711–795)
Leo III the Syrian (675–741) — emperor of Byzantine Empire
Umar II (681–720) — Umayyad caliph from 717 to 720
Rabia of Basri (710–801) — Iraqi sufi and poet
Tariq ibn Ziyad (670–720) — 8th-century Muslim general
Pope-elect Stephen (700–752) — priest of Rome elected pope in March 752
Padmasambhava (717–762) — 8th-century Buddhist Lama
Konstantinos V (718–775) — emperor of Byzantium
Pelagius (685–737) — first king of Asturias
Al-Mansur (713–775) — second Abbasid Caliph (714-775)
Wang Wei (699–759) — Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman
Saint Boniface (675–754) — 8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’
Paul the Deacon (720–799) — 8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian
Theodosios III (700–800) — Byzantine Emperor
Abu Muslim al Khorasani (718–755) — Abbasid general
Childeric III (714–754) — King of Francia
Marwan II (688–750) — Last Umayyad Caliph (691-750) (r. 744-750)
Al-Walid II (700–744) — 11th Umayyad caliph
Ibn Ishaq (704–768) — Arab hagiographer and historian (704–767)
Muhammad al-Baqir (677–733) — Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
Theuderic IV (712–737) — Frankish king
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691–743) — tenth Umayyad caliph
Chilperic II (670–721) — King of Neustria
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685–762) — 7th emperor of the Tang dynasty, reigning from 713 to 756 CE
Hasan al-Basri (642–728) — Arab Muslim scholar, theologian, preacher and judge (c.642–728)
Desiderius (710–786) — King of the Lombards from 756 to 774
Genmei (661–722) — Empress regnant of Japan
Yazid III (701–744) — Umayyad caliph in 744
Yazid II (687–724) — Umayyad caliph
Liutprand, King of the Lombards (680–744) — Lombard king
Shantideva (685–763) — 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar
Carloman (710–754) — Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (710-754)
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi (650–732) — Muslim general
An Lushan (703–757) — Chinese general and emperor of Yan
Alfonso I of Asturias (705–757) — duke of Cantabria and king of Asturias
Genshō (680–748) — Empress of Japan (680-748)
Meng Haoran (690–740) — poet from the Tang Dynasty
Ibn Hišām (701–) — Muslim scholar and historian (died 833)
Kōken (718–770) — Empress of Japan
Hubertus (655–727) — Christian saint, first bishop of Liège (c.656-727)
Favila of Asturias (700–739) — Asturian king
Shōmu (701–756) — Emperor of Japan
Kōnin (709–782) — 49th emperor of Japan
Willibrord (658–739) — Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and missionary (c.658–739)
Saint Walpurga (710–779) — West Saxon saint
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718–786) — Iraqi lexicographer, philologist and poet (718 – 786 CE)
Zayd ibn Ali (695–740) — Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
Ibrahim ibn Adham (718–776) — ascetic Sufi saint
Odo the Great (650–735) — 8th-century Duke of Aquitaine
Germanus I of Constantinople (650–730) — Patriarch of Constantinople
Bilge Qaghan (683–734) — Khan of Gokturk
Marcello Tegalliano (700–726) — venetian doge (partly legendary)
Æthelbald of Mercia (700–757) — King of Mercia
Yang Guifei (719–756) — Tang dynasty imperial consort (719–756)
Emperor Suzong of Tang (711–762) — emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Sufyan al-Thawri (716–784) — Islamic scholar and founder of Thawri Madhhab (716–778)
Ine (670–) — King of Wessex
Tzitzak (701–750) — Byzantine empress
Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707–774) — Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (707–774)
Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718–785) — Japanese statesman and poet of the Nara period
Andrew of Crete (660–740) — Christian bishop and saint
Ardo (700–721) — last Visigothic king of Hispania
Sigeberht (713–757) — King of Wessex
Ibn Sirin (653–729) — 8th-century Muslim scholar and dreams interpreter
Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik (685–738) — 8th century Umayyad prince and military leader

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